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CDUS43 KDTX 290611  
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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
135 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012  
 
   
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 2012
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 95R 300 PM 92 1987 74 21 70  
1941  
1911  
MINIMUM 66 554 AM 35 1907 53 13 54  
1894  
1889  
AVERAGE 81 64 17 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.02 1935 0.11 -0.11 0.24  
MONTH TO DATE 1.34 3.04 -1.70 5.37  
SINCE MAR 1 6.44 8.22 -1.78 14.59  
SINCE JAN 1 11.35 12.20 -0.85 19.72  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.2 8.6 -8.4 10.2  
SINCE JUL 1 26.0 42.7 -16.7 69.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 3  
MONTH TO DATE 72 198 -126 189  
SINCE MAR 1 989 1539 -550 1631  
SINCE JUL 1 4857 6092 -1235 6378  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 2 14 0  
MONTH TO DATE 85 32 53 32  
SINCE MAR 1 105 38 67 32  
SINCE JAN 1 105 38 67 32    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 100 AM  
LOWEST 33 400 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 2006  
1987  
1929  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 32 1966  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 29 2012...........SUNRISE 601 AM EDT SUNSET 901 PM EDT  
MAY 30 2012...........SUNRISE 600 AM EDT SUNSET 902 PM EDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  

 
 
TEMPERATURE DATA...  
MONTHLY AVERAGE......... 65.2  
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 6.0  
 
DETROIT CITY AIRPORT HIGH AND LOW FOR YESTERDAY.... 92/65   
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CLIMATE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST  
OFFICE IN WHITE LAKE MICHIGAN FOR YESTERDAY...  
 
TEMPERATURE:  
 
HIGH... 90 LOW.... 64  
 
PRECIPITATION:  
 
DAY.... 0.00 MONTH.... 2.52 YEAR.... 9.60  
 
SNOWFALL:  
 
DAY.... 0.0 MONTH.... 0 SEASON.... 33.3  
 
DETROIT SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 7 AM.  
 

 
 
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